Local Croats from Zemun and other parts of Syrmia gathered around this club.
Its name literally means Croatian Sports Club "Citizens' ".
It competed in the football championship of Independent State of Croatia.
After the end of Second World War, that circumstance was used to ban the work of this football club and disband it, as it was the case with other clubs that competed in the championship of Independent State of Croatia.
In the play-offs, Građanski beat the group champion and city rival Dunav.